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Minnesota United Stadium Tax Exemptions Approved, but Don’t Get Too Excited Yet
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Stadium Tax Exemptions Approved, but Don’t Get Too Excited YetOmnibus tax bill HF4, which includes Minnesota United stadium tax exemptions, passed the Senate on Monday evening by a vote of 40 to 27. With the passage of the measure, the bill will now head to Governor Mark Dayton’s desk. However, soccer fans’ celebration over the bill’s passage should be met with some caution. As we have…
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Omnibus Tax Bill With Soccer Stadium Provisions Passes House Moves to Senate
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Omnibus Tax Bill With Soccer Stadium Provisions Passes House Moves to SenateThe Minnesota State House of Representatives voted 80-52 to pass the omnibus tax bill HF4 on Thursday night. Votes on the Republican-sponsored measure followed closely by party lines. The bill, which includes tax exemptions for Minnesota United’s Midway stadium, was included in the measure but not before some drama occurred. Amendment A28 and A32 by…
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New Legislative Session Means Restart on United’s Soccer Stadium Tax Bill
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: New Legislative Session Means Restart on United’s Soccer Stadium Tax BillDespite Minnesota United’s soccer stadium tax exemption bill being passed by both House and Senate in last year’s session, the provision will have to do a rewind and start all over again in 2017. The 90th biennial session of the Minnesota State Legislature got underway on Tuesday of this past week. One of many holdovers…
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Minnesota United Plans for State of the Art MLS Training Facility
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Plans for State of the Art MLS Training FacilityPlans are underway to upgrade the National Sports Center (NSC) in Blaine, Minn., as Minnesota United adapts its training facility for MLS. Team spokesperson Eric Durkee confirmed this on Friday, saying, “This is going to be one of the top MLS training facilities in the league.” Last February, we reported that Minnesota United was in…
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Legislature Approves Property Tax Exemption for Minnesota United Stadium in St. Paul: Bill Heads to Governor Dayton
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Legislature Approves Property Tax Exemption for Minnesota United Stadium in St. Paul: Bill Heads to Governor DaytonEdited 8:30 a.m. 5-23-16 In the final hours of the Minnesota State Legislature, the Senate approved House Bill 848 which provides property tax exemption for the Minnesota United stadium planned for the Midway area of St. Paul. The Senate approved the vote 55-12. With the passing of the bill, the measure will now be sent…
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Source & Report: Legislature Agrees on Property Tax Exemption for Minnesota United Stadium
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Source & Report: Legislature Agrees on Property Tax Exemption for Minnesota United StadiumThe Star Tribune reported Friday afternoon that the Minnesota State Legislature has agreed to a property tax exemption for the Minnesota United FC stadium they have proposed to build in the Midway area of St. Paul. A source at the State Capital has also confirmed the Star Tribune story. With the 2016 legislative session just…
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Can Professional Soccer be Successful in Minnesota?
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Can Professional Soccer be Successful in Minnesota?The Minnesota State Legislature will soon decide the fate of a Minnesota United soccer-specific stadium at the Midway bus barn site in St. Paul, Minnesota. Just this weekend the Star Tribune editorial staff wrote a piece that warned legislatures not to squander the opportunity to bring MLS to our state. They correctly pointed out there…
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Minnesota United Stadium Bill Update
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Stadium Bill UpdateWe last reported last Thursday that the Senate version of the Minnesota United soccer stadium bill was brought to the capital. Later that afternoon, the House version was introduced by Tim Sanders (R-Blaine), who is sponsoring the bill. The measure seems to have broad support in the House, but questions remain. Will stadium fatigue play…